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Re: google groups and Usenet
From: |
Robert A. Macy |
Subject: |
Re: google groups and Usenet |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:01:25 -0700 |
I, too maintain a "local" archive of subject matters of
interest.
It just paid off late last night, ...again.
I have waaaaay too much trouble doing searches using other
people's archives.
- Robert -
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:37:53 -0600
Joe Koski <address@hidden> wrote:
> The g95 group maintains a Google-based mail list at
>
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/gg95/
>
> in case somebody wants to see what one looks like. My
> opinion: it works, but
> as they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
>
> A while back the g95 list had an invasion of Chinese
> language spammers. They
> solved the problem by making everyone "join the list." I
> suspect some spam
> protection is built into the current Octave help mail
> list.
>
> I also view my downloaded messages as a resource that I
> can search. Somehow
> that's friendlier than searching a remote archive
> somewhere. I can control
> what's there and what I delete.
>
> Joe
>
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- Re: google groups and Usenet, (continued)
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Colin Ingram, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Wdflannery, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Quentin Spencer, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, kooto (sent by Nabble.com), 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Robert A. Macy, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, John W. Eaton, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Robert A. Macy, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Madhusudan Singh, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, John W. Eaton, 2005/09/08
- Re: google groups and Usenet, kooto (sent by Nabble.com), 2005/09/09
- Re: google groups and Usenet, Paul Kienzle, 2005/09/09